The Dead of the Night

2006-07-30T15:18:00.000-06:00

WOW

2006-07-17T21:30:00.000-06:00

zidane vs. materazzi ultimate foul showdown

Does John Lovitz’s need Money?

2006-07-17T21:19:00.000-06:00

Because I will lend him some if he will lend some if he stops doing those Subway commercials

My Power Grows Daily

2006-06-30T16:16:00.000-06:00

Your Birthdate: November 1

You are a natural born leader, even if those leadership talents haven't been developed yet.
You have the power and self confidence to succeed in life, and your power grows daily.
Besides power, you also have a great deal of creativity that enables you to innovate instead of fail.
You are a visionary, seeing the big picture instead of all of the trivial little details.

Your strength: Your supreme genius

Your weakness: Your inappropriate sensitivity

Your power color: Gold

Your power symbol: Star

Your power month: January

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Smithers have the Rolling Stones killed

2006-06-29T22:54:00.000-06:00

You Are Mr. Burns

Okay, so you're evil...

You have big plans to rule the world, and you'll destroy it in the process if necessary!

You will be remembered for: the exploitation of the masses

Life philosophy: "One dollar for eternal happiness? I'd be happier with the dollar."

The Simpsons Personality Test

TURNER MEDIA MUST BE STOPPED!!!!

2006-06-29T20:34:00.000-06:00

This time they have gone to far. The line must be drawn here this far no further. I just tried to open the Robot Chicken cartoon where the Emperor receives a phone call from Darth Vader telling him that the Death Star has been destroyed and I get this message

This video has been removed at the request of copyright owner Turner Media because its content was used without permission

Really was this Internet cartoon a threat to the Turner Media Empire? Did the values of their shares drop even 1 millionth of a cent because of this?

Or maybe it hit a little to close to home?

So angry.

Enough with the Shuttle already

2006-06-29T20:04:00.000-06:00

Shuttle launch countdown begins

Now I am a huge supporter of the space program and I respect the US for the amount and time and money they devote to space exploration but come on, if the shuttle did not work last year or the year before that, what makes them think that it is going to work this time around. I mean last time it was like they just send the astronauts into space to repair their shuttle, the time before that people died. I think that it is time that they stop diverting resources to the shuttle fleet and start diverting resources to the next generation of spacecraft. Maybe it is even time for other countries to make a greater commitment and build and international fleet on the same principles of the International Space Station.

Either way I do hope that this mission is a success. I mean if missions like these keep setting us back, I may never be able to walk on the Sun before I die.

Or Cruithne for that matter (how come nobody wants to go there anyway?)

I don’t care what anybody says….

2006-06-28T17:13:00.000-06:00

I still think Brittany Spears is sexy.

I think I know a thing or two about being cool…

2006-06-26T21:50:00.000-06:00

Way to go Dustin

2006-06-24T12:11:00.000-06:00

Sorry I have not been around my computer much recently. First off all I would like to congratulate Dustin Duncan on his big win in Mondays by-election. I have known Dustin for several years and it is about time he finally decided to run for office. Also can someone please explain to me how winning 12 polls is somehow a victory for the Liberals. It’s like the Trojans saying “well our city burnt down, but at least we shot an arrow in Achilles heal. So in a way we both won the war.”

From the “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid department…”

2006-06-10T10:33:00.000-06:00

DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID!

What does it mean to “Do an empty box”?

2006-06-10T01:07:00.000-06:00

So I get on the elevator to leave work the other day. I push the down button on the 7th floor and I get in the elevator. The light on the elevator is clearly indicated that the elevator is going down. I get in and there is one other guy standing there dressed as a maintenance employee. I look at the panel and every button is pushed. I said to the guy “Oh, I thought this elevator was going down”. The guy stares straight ahead. I pushed the main floor button and the elevator would have gone down but then this guy sticks his elavator key in to make it go up. It goes one floor up; the guy looks out of the elevator and gets back in. I look at the light that again indicates that the direction of the elevator is down. The guy puts in his key again and we go up. On the way up I ask “Should I be getting out and waiting for a different elevator?”. The guys stairs straight ahead and gives no response. I ask, “So what exactly are we doing anyway?” the guy rudely says, “look at the floor!” I look at the floor and look up puzzled he says, “Well what do you see?” I say “An empty box.” The maintenance man says “Well that is what I am doing”

What your doing an empty box? Is that your job? When I ask what you doing I expect some sort or action word like a verb. Now I admit I did not study much English grammar in all my French schooling nor was their much English grammar studied while earning my French degree but is “an-empty-box” some sort of funky English verb that I have never heard of. Like is that your job? Do you find it rewarding? Is there plenty of room for advancement in the Empty Box on the floor business?

I get off the elevator at the next stop push the down button to get a new elevator which does not work because the system thinks the elevator with the guy doing the empty box on the floor is still going down. So I have to wait until it closes and leaves to get a new one. I mean what was this guy’s problem. Could he not say, “Sorry I am going up, would you mind taking the next elevator” Or sorry “My box and I need some time alone” I would have understood. I do not know why but this guy just bothers me.

I think I might have found my in…

2006-06-05T23:22:00.000-06:00

You know Shakira, if your not busy and you want to get together for coffee sometime, I think that would be swell….No, no just coffee and we will go from there…. here wait before you answer why don’t you sit and have a cup of coffee. My treat :)

And for my next trick I am going to turn water into funk

2006-06-05T21:27:00.000-06:00

Copperfield To Impregnate Woman Onstage

(WENN/CBS) Illusionist David Copperfield is planning to go one better than rival David Blaine by impregnating a woman live onstage.

The magician will carry out the stunt in Germany, without - he insists - even touching the volunteer.

Copperfield tells PageSix.com, "There is a great deal of new territory to conquer. I'm going to make a girl pregnant. Naturally there will be no sex.

"Everybody will be happy about it, but I'm not telling you any more."

Copperfield has performed numerous high-profile illusions, including his onstage flight with an audience member and the disappearance of the Statue of Liberty. He is also known for his extended and failed engagement to Supermodel Claudia Schiffer.

My apologies to Irish Eyes who told me about this story, either way there so much to say I cannot possibly say it all... Like

what does he mean by "Naturally there will be no sex". There is nothing that sounds natural about that.

Insert Immaculate Conception joke here….

I knew I was Battlestar Galactica

2006-06-04T21:07:00.000-06:00

I just took this quiz. Sorry I could not publish the picture and the description of what is means to be Battlestar Galactica, but the HTML screwed up my blog so I removed it (I did copy and paste some of the text). The more I think about it, the more I believe that the crappy HTML which disrupted my blog could be the first step in a Cylon plot for the all-out take over of The Dead of the Night.

I have to go now, I have plans to make.

Which sci-fi crew would you best fit in? v1.0
created with QuizFarm.com

Galactica (from Battlestar: Galactica)

81%

Nebuchadnezzar (from The Matrix)

81%

Enterprise D (from Star Trek)

63%

Millennium Falcon (from Star Wars)

56%

SG-1 (from Stargate)

56%

Serenity (from Firefly)

50%

Moya (from Farscape)

50%

Bebop (from Cowboy Bebop)

50%

Today in the realm of over-complicated evil

2006-06-04T20:44:00.000-06:00

Canadian Politician Denies Clinton Affair

Billionaire Belinda Stronach insists there is nothing true about the rumors she and former President Clinton are having an affair, adding that it's all a Republican plot.

You know I do not believe that Clinton has had an affair with Belinda. But come on Belinda a Republican conspiracy, I think someone is suffering from megalomania (did I use this word in the right context?)

Anyway, even if the Republicans were plotting against you to get Bill, one question still remains…why? Bill is out of politics and Hillary is the one making the presidential run and if memory serves correctly every time Bill has had sexual relations with another women and then denied it is Hillary's popularity that goes up. This is the first time in over a decade that the Republican’s want Bill to keep his pants on. You know the more I think of it, this could be a Democrat conspiracy.

Terror suspects arrested in Ontario

2006-06-03T09:24:00.000-06:00

RCMP says terror suspects had 3 tonnes of explosive, 17 involved

This is pretty scary stuff. In a way I feel much safer this morning knowing that our law enforcement and intelligence are out there doing damage to terror networks.

To all those who still insist that terrorist do not view Canada as a target, what do you make of this. I think it is important to remember that Canada is not a target because we are in Afghanistan of because we are friends with the US. We are a target because of the freedoms we enjoy.

To anyone who thinks these people are here because we are in Afghanistan remember, we are in Afghanistan because of them. Not the other way around.

Either way I am very proud of all Canada’s military, intelligence and law enforcement officials today.

Stay in your own Country

2006-06-03T09:14:00.000-06:00

Al Gore slams Harper government over Kyoto

Hey Al Gore if you’re so smart why don’t you try running for President or something.

Zing

Finally the Sun does something for somebody

2006-05-31T17:22:00.000-06:00

I have been reading a bit on the positive effects the sun’s UV rays can actually have in preventing Cancer. It appears that exposure to sunlight stimulates the body’s production of Vitamin D, which is helpful in preventing a wide variety of cancers, thus minimal exposure to the Sun can be healthy. However after reading a bit about this I do have some questions. (Sorry the link if a little older then I would of like, but the information that I was looking for was from a conference I heard about on the radio. Access to their findings requires memberships in a verity of websites; go figure the latest study of cancer prevention would be restricted access. Anyway here is a link that provides enough background to get for my questions to make sense.

There is growing evidence that vitamin D helps protect against colorectal cancer, and now a group of researchers who have long studied the vitamin say the same is true for breast cancer and ovarian cancer.
…
In a new analysis, the researchers contend that taking 1,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily can cut colon, breast, and ovarian cancer risk
…
The easiest way for the body to get vitamin D is through sun exposure, because UV rays from the sun trigger the natural synthesis of the vitamin in the body.

Okay so Vitamin D prevents colon cancer. Exposure to the sun helps the body produce Vitimin D.

Sooooo… How much sun should my colon be getting?

And when they charge me for streaking at Labour Day this year, can I claim that it was for health reasons?

Has anyone pushed the handicapped button?

2006-05-29T17:58:00.000-06:00

Oh my, I just pushed that handicapped button () that appears next to the word verification box in the comments section. I thought I would just get a new screen with giant letters, but I did not expect that. It nearly gave me a heart attack. Not that it was scary just unexpected.

Wa…wa,,woa.. hey, heeey, hey ah Theeeeere you arrrre

2006-05-29T17:47:00.000-06:00

My bad, I pulled that funny hide-and-seek prank on this thing a few millennia back. I guess he won.

Free Beer! Any Takers? Anyone?

2006-05-27T15:20:00.000-06:00

So last night I had my faith in free beer shattered. At six o’clock a good friend phones me and tells me that he has to go to Yorkton and had 4 tickets to a beer tasting event that he could not use. The doors opened at 7 and the event started at 8. I told him that I would take all four tickets. I mean free beer… how hard should they be to give away. Two hours seemed like plenty of time. I picked up the tickets and was talking with my friend about the 3 lucky people I might call and invite to come with me to the beer event. He started off by telling me not to call **** because he has bought a house and was busy doing house stuff. I said fine.

Pick up the phone call my Girlfriend, her response “Sure I will come”. Excellent one down two to go.

Called ****, no answer. Left message never got back to me
Called **** no answer, Left message, did get back to me.
- “I am on a date”, he says. First of all when you have been dating for over a year and you live together it is no longer a date. It is a night out, but that is beside the point. I understand, you have already made plans with your girlfriend and I know better than anyone that once you make plans like that you should not cancel them for any amount of free beer. Not even a brewery. It’s just not worth it.
- “ So where are going on your date?”, I ask.
- “Going to see the X-Men movie” he replies. How romantic.

(By the way I would like to take a jab and Ryan because on his advice I put a “Put” on the X-Men movie on the Hollywood Stock Exchange. Part of his reasoning was that it was not a movie that someone would take his girlfriend to. Yeah, how much market research did you do on that one bigshot? Do you have any idea how much that cost me?)

Called ****, cell phone was off, oh yeah he just bought a house too. No a different friend other than the one I was told not to call because he just bought a house. I actually knew that he was doing House stuff at the moment as well, but I thought I would still try. Did get a hold of him later and he said “no”.

Called ****, (Believe it or not, writing this post and blanking out friends name has made me realize that every person I know has a four letter name.)
- “You must restore my faith in alcoholism”, I say.
- His response “Sorry, but I am not much of a beer drinker. You know that. Why don’t you call ****?”.
- “Well he just bought a house” I respond
- “Well what about ****?”
- “Well he just bought a house too” I replied. “You know why is everyone buying houses and I am the only one still trying to get drunk”, I cleverly quip
- “Well I think your better off than they are” **** adds, we both share a laugh.

Call ****** (finally 6 letters)
- “You must restore my faith in alcoholism”, I say. He seems interested. I then go on to describe the event. He then says any other night he would love to come but not tonight. He was also the only person to a least display remorse about turning down free beer. Okay ****** your off the hook.
- “So I here ****, bought a house” says ******
The conversation then goes on a bit about the house. I then mention my other friend who just bought a house and cleverly quipped
- “You know why is everyone buying houses and I am the only still one trying to get drunk”
- Well I think your better off than they are” ****** adds, we both share a laugh.

- Girlfriend calls, “I am not sure if I want to come anymore”
- “Your coming!”
- “But I don’t drink beer.”
- “Sure you do. Hey, why don’t you invite *****, I mean I have extra tickets." I say.

Well long story short, at least my girlfriend has cool friends.

Get to the event one ticket left called *** no answer. I give up. Lets start the beer tasting.

Go in, hand in ticket, get wristband and a sheet describing all the beers we will taste. I sit down a look around. Nothing happens. 15 minutes later, nothing happens, no beer yet. After half an hour I grab a guy who looks just as confused as I am, so I ask...
-“I have a wristband and this sheet of paper, but I have no clue how to turn this into beer?”, he is also confused. We go to the front and ask the same question.
- “Well we will bring the beer to you” The man at the front says. "Although it is 45 minutes late in starting we want to wait until we have at least 60 people”
- “But I am thirsty Now”. I then ask what’s with the sheet of paper. I guess we will not know what beer we will taste, we will have to guess and write our answers down and the person who gets the most right wins prizes. Well this sounds like fun.

Text friend who gave me the Tickets “It has been 45 minutes and I am yet to see a drop of beer. Is this a Mormon beer tasting?”

15 minutes later we get free beer….

LA, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,….

Well we just finished off some beer, time check answers. A drunken guy comes around and shows us his answer sheet he has filled in Scotch for every answer. He then asks
- “What did you get for number 2”
- “Pale Ale”, I said.
- “Oh, well I guessed Scotch”.
- “It’s not Scotch silly…. Your silly”, I say “So have you ever tried Bowmare?” I add trying to sound wise in the ways of Scotch
- “Oh I have never tried Scotch in my life” says the Silly Scotch Man

At the end of the night, I did not come close to winning, but I guess half the room guessed Guinness wrong, at least I got that right. Thanks once again to **** for the tickets I did have a great time.

What’s your favorite Foul Ball logo?

2006-05-26T16:53:00.000-06:00

2003- Giant Bicep chicken

2004- Baseball laying Chicken

2005- Philadelphia Eagles looking Chicken head

2006- Drunken Chicken

Missing:
2000- Evil Skull and Baseball logo- A yellow shirt with a skull and bones where the Skull is actually a baseball and the bones are baseball bats. By far our most evil and intimidating logo the shirt also had the slogan “1999 Provincial Champs”

1999- Casper the Friendly Baseball- This was our first shirt. We were supposed to get a angry looking baseball that is swearing (Foul Language, Baseball get it FOUL+BALL) however what we ended up with was a baseball that looked like Casper the Friendly ghost saying “Has Anybody Seen My Baseball #!*$%”

Note: it was not until 2003 that we thought of using Foul in terms of a bird for our logos taking the double entendre to a whole new level

New Foul Balls Logo is in

2006-05-26T16:39:00.000-06:00

What do you think?

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

2006-05-25T21:39:00.001-06:00

I just finished reading possibly the best book that I have read since The Cripple and his Talismans . The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami was one of the most compelling books that I have ever read. I would like to try and sum the book but can only leave you with the words of the person who recommended the book to me as they passed on by the person who recommended the book to him, they are "I can't begin to describe what this book is about. Just read it." The story line in this book changes so fast that just when you think it is about one thing, you find out the book is about something completely different. Yet the story still flows incredibly smoothly. I have never read a book with such real and compelling characters in such a surreal and imaginative story line. That’s all I can say. Just read this book.

Actually the only downside to reading this book is that I got so wound up in it that I wish I were still reading it. The person who recommended the book to me said that after reading The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle that it basically ruined the next two books he read. I feel the same way. I still want to be reading this book so much, still so curious what will happen to the characters after the book finished, that it might be some time until I can enjoy another book again. (Gee am I talking about a book or first love?)

All I need to know in life I learned from Tone Loc

2006-05-25T17:26:00.000-06:00

Now before I start, I would like state plainly that I acknowledge that Tone Loc is a musical genius who was ahead of his time. That said listening to the Funky Cold Medina the other day led me to wonder, what the hell is he singing about?

Now once again don’t get me wrong. Like many unfortunate youth in my day, my parents and Conservative Catholic schooling did not teach me anything about the Funky Cold Medina and the inherent dangers involved with its use. Hell if it was not for Tone Loc I probably would have learned about it on the streets. I once asked my dad about this and he said “At least you had Tone Loc, I learned about the Funky Cold Medina the hard way and **** was the result.” Thanks Dad. I guess my point is that listening to the song now that I am a little older and more Funky Cold Medina savvy; I have to ask the question… What the hell was Tone Loc rapping about?

so I gave some [The Funky Cold Medina] to my dog, when he began to big
and then he licked his bowl and he looked at me
and did the wild thing on my leg
he used to scratch and bite me
before he was much much meaner
but now all the poodles run to my house for the funky cold medina

Okay so what have we learnt here? Now I have heard rappers rap about drinkin, screwin, pimpin, dopin, killin, about how they was forgot about, about how I thought they sold all there guns, about skipping school, about going to Maimi, about large posteriors etc. However, Tone Loc is the only rapper to brag about his dog getting some action (with the possible exception going to Snoop Doggy Dog who videos tell me that he has the super-human ability to turn into a dog). I mean who cares about your dog Tone Loc, I don’t. By the way you never actually said how far your dog got once he started with your leg… after that song to you expect us to believe that you are the only person who can resist the Funky Cold Medina.

he said "Hi, my name Sheena"
I thought she'd be good to go with a little funk cold medina,
she said "I'd like a drink", I said "ok, I'll go get it"
and then a couple of sips, she cold licked her lips and I knew that she was
with it
so I took her to my crib
and everything went well as planned
but when she got undressed it was big old mess
Sheena was a man
so I threw him out
I don't fool around with no Oscar Meyer weiner
you must be sure that the girl is pure for the funky cold medina

I am not even going to comment on this, except to say all that all we really learned about you in this song is that your dog gets lots of action and on one crazy night you dabbled in the Funky Cold Medina and nearly slept with a man.

Wait what the hell am I writing about. Well golly, I have been back to blogging for less than a week and I have already run out of topics. I mean this might have been a good post back in 1991 but why now? Why?

Stupid Leader Post

2006-05-23T18:29:00.000-06:00

Reading yesterdays news (and by that I mean today’s Leader Post), I found something in the layout of the sports section that really bugs me. Now I admit I cut Barry Bonds more slack then most do (but it is not my intention to start that debate with this post), but the coverage the Leader Post have of his 714 home run which tied Babe Ruth’s record dissmal. On page C2 of the sports section they carry an article covering David Wells (a Major League Pitcher) reaction to the event. However it is not until page C9 where I can read an article about the home run itself.

I am sorry, maybe Bonds has a bad attitude and maybe he is one of the many players on steroids, but I see little point in doing a whole article covering someone’s reaction to an event, but waiting seven pages to cover the event itself. Could you imagine if the Katrina coverage was like this? I would have had to have read seven pages before I could have figured out what the New Orleans mayor was so ticked about.

Elton John inspires revolution

2006-05-21T11:14:00.000-06:00

Elton John says photographers "should all be shot"

THE DAY OF RECKONING IS AT HAND! I just never thought that it would be Elton John who inspired it.

Al Gore might run again

2006-05-20T19:20:00.000-06:00

Al Gore Hints at Presidential Run

Last week the Wall Street Journal quoted an unnamed former Clinton-Gore insider who said: "I do know that he's thinking about (a presidential run.) "I know for a fact. He's talked to people about the pros and cons."

Yeah lets weigh the Pros and Cons shall we.

Pro- Not Hillary Clinton
Con- Still Al Gore

Just to bring my point home...

2006-05-19T21:04:00.000-06:00

Any case any of you did not quite get my porcupine post earlier today, this article more or less puts human terms onto what I was implying about the reality that every male porcupine must face.

My new photo

2006-05-19T18:16:00.000-06:00

I had the privilege to play on an indoor soccer team this year. We lost in the first round of the playoffs but that is another story altogether. My soccer experience did however provide me with a good photo for my blog. That’s me in the Orange shirt, blue shorts, red socks and white shoes.

How have porcupines survived as a species?

2006-05-19T18:00:00.000-06:00

Can anyone tell me how porcupines mate? The thought of it sounds (as much as a thought can have sound) very painful. What did this species do to incur the cruel, twisted wrath of the gods?

Foul Ball Update

2006-05-19T17:59:00.000-06:00

Well we are three games into the Foul Ball season, we lost the opener put have put together nice two game winning streak beating the “Enchanted Jock Straps” on Tuesday 15-6 and then beating Balls Deep last night 22-9.

Last nights game was called in the middle of the sixth due to an injured player. Ryan Simms part of the emotional core of the Foul Balls took a freak grounder in the jaw and I wish him well and hopes he can get back in the lineup ASAP. For me this game marked the closest I have ever come to hitting a home run. I hit a solid triple, but because I was the tenth batter (there is a ten batter and inning rule in our league) I had to try for home, but got out. Prop to What the F*** man who thus far has been the team MVP and has even been accused of being a ringer. Good Work

Oh yeah...

2006-05-19T17:50:00.000-06:00

... HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hollywood Stock Exchange

2006-05-19T17:48:00.000-06:00

Okay I am now on the Hollywood Stock Exchange website. My name is DeadoftheNight the site is case sensitive so watch the capitals if you look me up. So far I have little advice. Except bet on “See No Evil” to fail. I put a “Put”” on this stock and it is going up big time. How did I know, well the movie is the first ever to be sponsored by the WWF (WWE).

I'm Back/ The stupidest computer feature

2006-05-19T17:43:00.000-06:00

Yes I have been gone a long time. I apologize for that. First my daily commute killed all my free time for blogging. I finally I got a job back in Regina and then my computer crashed, well it did not crash, it took me three week to figure out that I accidentally hit “Ctrl+ Alt+ a directional key” on my keyboard. This rotated my display 90 degrees. I thought I had a virus and did not bother to research simple display settings for the simple reason that a feature that rotates your display 90 degrees makes no sense. I mean who uses this feature? Who one day wakes up and says “I think I want to painfully tilt my neck while I surf the Internet today”? This is the perfect example of some computer software moron putting a stupid useless feature on a computer just because he can. So some stupid company can say “Buy our computers there is not a thing they can’t do” I bet there is some loser at Future Shop who tries to sell this as beneficial feature. Like “This computer has CD/DVD Burner, Pentium processor and screen rotate capabilities which trust me you cannot live without”. Anyway I spent two weeks researching on other peoples computers the “Screen displays sideways virus” with no luck, I even spent one day holding my monitor sideways with one hand and typing with the other so I could send out a stupid e-mail.

Anyway I hope I am back for good know. I really missed blogging and I am exited to to be back to it now.

Bartender, this is a little strong….

2005-12-19T19:33:00.000-06:00

can I mix it with coke?

In my Inbox today

2005-12-17T18:44:00.000-06:00

Types of government

COMMUNISM: You have two cows. The government takes both of them and gives
you part of the milk.
SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes one and gives it to your
neighbor.
FASCISM: You have two cows. The government takes both cows and sells you
the
milk.
NAZISM: You have two cows. The government takes both your cows, then shoots
you.
BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. The government takes both of them, shoots
one, milks the other, then pours the milk down the drain.
CAPITALISM: You have two cows. You sell one of them and buy a bull.

Gifts

2005-12-15T18:05:00.000-06:00

I spent 15 dollars on a staff Christmas gift were there was clearly a 10 dollar limit? Does that make me a bad person?

I know, I know

2005-12-10T14:59:00.000-06:00

Sorry for my absence, working out of town takes up a lot of my free time and problems with my internet connection have not helped me blog more regularly either. I do not have time to go in depth on all the issues I wanted to blog about so I will try and summarize some of my thoughts from the last couple of week.

- Shame on Paul Martin for re-scheduling his campaign stops to try and get a cheap pop from Bill Clinton. I am glad Bill saw this for what it was and refused to endorse or even look like he was endorsing any candidate.
- Shame on Paul Martin again for taking a cheap shot at George Bush. Damaging Canada/US relations for a bump in the polls is unacceptable. U.S. policies have no bearing on your party platform. If you have a problem with the US on Greenhouse gas, bring it up through the diplomatic channels like you are supposed to, rather then getting our ambassador in trouble. Really, how did that help Canada? But this is a classic Liberal policy, putting the good of the Liberal party ahead of the good of the nation.
- Jack Layton, I know you are not George Bush! Really I get it. You are not him. You are two different people, with different names, parents, backgrounds and ideas. You do not have to remind me. In fact I will help you out, whenever you are on TV and someone says, “Hey is that George Bush?” I will say “No, that is Jack Layton, a different person altogether.” Now that we have that settled can you tell me what your policies are? I know they are not George Bush’s, policies, because you are not him, but I am still wondering what you think about stuff.
- Bring back McDonalds pizzas. I ate them; they were low in fat and high on taste. This has been burning me for the last 500 weeks.
- Ligers won 3-0 last night.
- My fantasy football team sucks, my players suck. It is not all my fault. I mean the Raiders don’t throw to Randy Moss. I admit I did little research, I just assumed the Raider coaches wanted to win games. My mistake.
- A ban on handguns. Come on, will this really help. Why don’t the Liberals just have the guts to ban all guns? I mean that is where we are headed, what are they waiting for? Personally, I think more boarder security and uniformed police officers mixed with targeted social spending in neighborhoods with high gun crime rate would be a better way to go, rather then to storm into some rural farmers house, where there is no gun crimes being committed and take his gun away. The problem is not the guns, but the people who have a desire to kill someone else. I would have no problem if everyone on the street had a gun, if I knew everyone who had a desire to kill was in jail.

Bad Blogging

2005-12-04T11:28:00.000-06:00

Sorry, I have been a bad blogger as of late. I have been busy with other stuff, but school is done for another month, so I promise to be in full form for this election/holiday season.

A step in the wrong direction…

2005-11-22T21:17:00.000-06:00

For my Communications degree, I recently took a class dealing with issues in the wireless age. One of the biggest subjects discussed with the advent of text messaging. One day our group was discussing an article on how teachers in Finland were getting worried because they thought “texting” and the bizarre spellings and grammar rules that have sprung from it, have caused kids to develop sloppy grammar, as many students were using these rules for essays. I successfully argued that the kids know the grammar. The amount taught in schools has stayed the same. The kids in essence, were just trying to be jerks and push their teachers to see how far they could get away with it. It was no different than some kids trying to hand in an essay in “Pig Latin” and no one ever said that “Pig Latin” was ruining kids vocabulary. I said they did not have to teach more grammar; they just had to fail a few kids on one assignment so they get the message.

But after I read this article I am not so sure. I mean, I have no problem with great works being translated in different languages, but to translate into “Text” format, that’s butchery. When will it stop? If this is where pop-culture is taking us then stop the ride, because I want to get off. I officially declare that at the age of 26, I am no longer “with it” and what is now “it” scares me… a lot.

A step in the right direction…

2005-11-22T20:57:00.000-06:00

Does heavyweight boxing still exist?

I mean, when was the last time anybody has seen a big fight being promoted on PPV. Has society finally realized that there are better things to do then watch two guys in padded gloves hit each other for 3 minutes with 1 minute breaks until they have done this 12 times or someone gets hurt?

A sad day for Hero Worship

2005-11-19T23:36:00.000-06:00

US author lauds suicide bombers

It has been about a year since I discovered Kurt Vonnegut and he has quickly become one of my favorite authors. I would even argue that he is the best English language author in the last 50 years. Today however, I am almost willing to change that position. He was quoted today as calling terrorists "Brave" and how it is "Sweet and Honorable" to die for ones beliefs (in reference to the terrorists) and also talked about the “amazing high” suicide bombers must feel. This is a sad day for me and all of his fans. It is easy to tell from his works that he is very anti-war and pessimistic about western civilization on the whole. However this is too far. Terrorist are murderers. There is nothing heroic about taking lives of innocent people. It is one thing to be against a war, but it is something all-together different to praise those who willingly murder the innocent. As for "sweet and honorable" to die for a cause you believe in. For a man who I until 10 minutes ago considered to be an intellectual, he really has not thought out what it means to die for a cause. Thomas More died for cause he believed in. The difference between a person like More and a terrorist, is that More had his beliefs which he never tried to impose on others. He never looked for a fight. Someone who honorably dies for his beliefs does not commit suicide while at the same time murdering thousands. They solemnly die for a cause when their faith leaves them absolutely no other choice. Terrorists have a choice. There is nothing honorable about what they do. Kurt Vonnegut ruined a great career today, it is his pessimism that makes him a great author, but he has allowed this pessimism towards the US and the West to make him completely ignorant to what it is that terrorist actually do and that is murder the innocent.

Please Kurt withdraw these remarks or at least have some doctor attribute them to senility.

I guess it’s up to The Night

2005-11-18T22:53:00.000-06:00

That is it! I am sick of this! We know Martin no longer has the confidence of the House. All opposition three parties oppose him. Why aren't we voting yet? I am getting sick of this! No one wants to call it... Oh no it's to cold... oh I can't vote at Christmas... Why not have a nice warm February election?... Why not let my corrupt party keep on governing... I said I would call it 30 days after whenever Gomery issues his second report, that date is etched in stone. I have had enough, no wants to call because whoever does will be faced with a public relations nightmare. Fine, I will step to the plate, I will call this thing. The Night has officially dropped the writ. Where can you vote? right here on my blog in the right hand column. I am still looking into the Constitution to make sure that the results of my poll will indeed be a legally binding Federal Election, although I do not see why it wouldn't be. But for the moment this is unofficial, I will let you know when elections Canada gets back to me.

Man, won't Martins face be red when he goes to call the election only to find out it has already happened.

Surplus

2005-11-18T22:35:00.000-06:00

75% if any surplus goes to debt reduction, 25% into a genuine Fiscal Stabilization fund, not one meant to bail out the NDP.

No new spending!!! This is foolish because a surplus is money you did not budget to have and you cannot count on every year. It is stupid to turn a tap on, that might very well run out of water.

Tax cuts only if it can be determined that we are over taxed. Federally this is probably the case. Provincially Yes and No, we are overtaxed, but not for the amount our province spends in actually we are under-taxed for what the NDP spend. Sask needs massive spending cuts. The only reason we are showing a surplus is because of high oil prices. We cannot count on this forever. That is why we cannot start a new spending program. 75% to the debt and the money we save on the interest payments should be put directly into tax cuts. Getting rid of the debt is the only real way to achieve some form of permanent financial stability. This is the only time I think I will ever give Provincial Liberal leader David Karwaki credit, but he was the only one I heard this weak talk about debt reduction.

Brilliant

2005-11-18T22:22:00.000-06:00

Well I just finished watching the re-make of "Charlie and the Chocolate factory" and I found this to be a very enjoyable film. I think there is a very fair comparison that can be made with another Johnny Depp movie "The Pirates of the Caribbean". I say this because script for both of these movies were dull and predictable, what made them good was solely Depp's ability to act. In "Pirates of the Caribbean", he took what would have been an otherwise plain but clever pirate and decided to play the role ... well he decided to play it in a rather festive manor and it worked out brilliantly. Well, although I am pretty sure that someone must have already made this observation, his decision to play the role of Willy Wonka, like Michael Jackson was brilliant. Bravo!

The only flaw in the movie was the deplorable working conditions of the umpalumpa's (excuse the spelling). During the movie he said that he had tested his gum on 20 of them with terrible disfiguring as a result. Also, it was stated that he chocolate factory had to be kept hot because they could not stand the cold. Well, the poor little Umpalumpas working on the Fudge Mountain must have been freezing, it was snowing and their dress was very ill-equipped for the elements. Shame Willy Shame... and the CUPE thinks their workers have it bad. Shame CUPE Shame.

I have been tagged

2005-11-15T19:06:00.000-06:00

I just got tagged by Mentok the Mind Taker. Long story short, I have to put on the 5 sentence of my 23rd post or my 5/23. So here it is: The title was
"The Liberals have lost confidence in themselves"

and the fifth sentence is:

Really, if a government faced with a non-confidence motion goes into the vote with any attitude besides "BRING IT ON!", then that is a clear sign that they do not believe in their own abilities to win the vote and I find that even more troubling.

Man, do these words not resonate as true today as they did last May?

I will send this out to
Boney Bucket Head
What the f*** man
Spirit of Scotia (if he is still posting)
Govenor General
John Murney

Lost treasure

2005-11-15T18:56:00.000-06:00

How did I lose my “Ugly Kid Joe” cd. I mean should it not be on the same rack where next to every other CD that I have not listened to since 1995?

Now I have this weird “Ugly Kid Joe” itch that I cannot scratch... Ewe, maybe I should consult a doctor about that

Lest We Forget

2005-11-11T10:54:00.000-06:00

THAT'S IT SPAM

2005-11-10T17:11:00.000-06:00

Word Verification… ACTIVATE!

Sorry

2005-11-07T19:32:00.000-06:00

Once again I will be entering a bad week for blogging. I should be back at full speed by Friday.

Thoughts on Gomery

2005-11-02T21:17:00.000-06:00

First if all, does the money the Liberals are paying back include interest or are they going to keep the profits they made off the interest of stolen taxpayers money? I am not sure, but if I owe on the government money through Income Tax or EI or CPP overpayment they charge me interest, if I am found to have committed fraud I pay back the money with interest and go to jail. I am not suggesting that the Liberals go to jail, but I want to make sure they pay us back the interest that that money would have made sitting in the bank. They should also make sure that the interest for every year is added to the principle for the next well calculating the amount. Correct me if this is what they did.

Why does this not stick to Martin, I mean the Conservative are still straddled with the underserved dislike for Brian Mulroney, that was 12 years, 7 leaders and 4 parties ago. The Saskparty is still labeled with the reputation of the Devine Government, which was in power 6 years before the SaskParty even existed. Martin sat second-in-command in the same government that thought up the ad-scam and is only one leader removed from the head-honcho.

Will Layton prove that he can’t be bought or will he just up his price?

After years of wanting Jean Chretien to just shut up and go away, I now wish that he keeps talking. This is gold, you can’t write the stuff that is coming out of his mouth.

So far so good for Harper, he is playing this very well so far; his performance has drastically improved from what we saw over the spring and summer.

I do not care what famous people think

2005-10-29T13:32:00.000-06:00

Am I the only one tired of hearing what celebrities think about politics? I mean come on, read these quotes, sure they don't like Bush… fine a lot of people don't. But do they honestly believe what they are saying. I mean Bush "legalizing rape"? Come on just because it might have happened in one of your movies does not mean it could happen in the real world. They are just so separated they will believe anything that goes around their Hollywood circles, regardless of how far out it is. I bet, if I could convince Michael Moore to go around at parties telling people that Bush is going to make it illegal to toast bread, they would believe him and would start petitions and websites demanding to stop this.

The one I hate the most is Martin Sheen, I love his acting, I the West Wing used to be the best show on TV, The American President is one of my all-time favorite movies, but why do we mistake him for a smart man just because he plays one on TV. Anyway read through this list of quotes, its good for a laugh. I cannot believe that these people actually believe what they are saying.

Better to be stupid then lucky

2005-10-28T19:34:00.000-06:00

Police: Winning lottery ticket purchased with stolen credit card

It seems some women in Oregon named Christina Goodenow, won a million dollars in the lottery. The problem is she bought the winning ticket with a stolen credit card and that is how they caught her. I do not want to comment on this too much because it just makes me so angry to blog, so I will put up a poll.

All I want for Christmas.. part II

2005-10-26T18:26:00.000-06:00

Dear Santa,

Please disregard my last letter. I was young and immature when I wrote that. Please forgive my youthful exuberance. I mean what would I do with a Humanoid Robot anyway? Pfff... What was I thinking?

Anyway I have been a really good boy :) and if you can find it in your heart, all I really want for Christmas this year is a pair of these ultra cool headsets and remote control... pleeeeeeeeeeease!

The Night

Right On

2005-10-26T17:50:00.000-06:00

I just heard on CJME that former Saskatchewan Deputy Premier Dwain Lingenfelter said Saskatchewan should build a Nuclear Power Plant across the border from the Alberta Tar Sands. All I have to say is hell yeah... Nuclear Power is safe and efficient, I know in the sixties this was not true, but times have changed, they have even come up with ways to generate more power off the waste. Sask has one of the worlds largest deposits of uranium so it should be cheap and frankly if we have no moral objection to sell it, we should have no moral obligation to use it ourselves.

You know what, I am not even 100% for Nuclear Power in Sask, but I think it is time that we as a province had the debate. This is a hell of lot more important than daylight savings time, which we love to talk about to no ends.

By the way how come Dwain never expressed views like these when he was an MLA? I mean this is not the first time he has stood up and taken on issues he either supported or failed to go near when elected. Why do former MLA’s like Dwain and Janice McKinnon like to stir the pot and push issues after their time in politics? I wish more MLA’s had the guts to push issues while in the Leg rather than waiting until retirement to take a stand.

RIP Rosa Parks

2005-10-25T19:20:00.000-06:00

Parks remembered for her courage, humility

I don't think I need to go on about Rosa Parks’s contributions to humanity. She is the ultimate example of how one person can make a difference.

Those poor poor fish

2005-10-25T19:12:00.000-06:00

Rome bans 'cruel' goldfish bowls

I am all for punishing people who abandon pets and applaud Rome for doing so, that said I would sue my city of Regina council member for goofing off on the job if they ever even debated banning goldfish bowls. Come on when it comes to animal cruelty are there not bigger fish to fry (pun intended)? I tell you what, Rome should abolish its council and mayoral elections system and go back to an Emperor, because Caesar would not have put up this kind of crap when he was running the show.

…and another, how do you know when a goldfish in a bowl has gone blind? Does it look lost?

Did I miss something?

2005-10-23T00:17:00.000-06:00

Young Singers Spread Racist Hate

Man these girls are messed. A quote in the article,unrelated to the main story, did get my attention

They may remind you another famous pair of singers, the Olsen Twins, and the girls say they like that.

The Olsen Twins are famous for singing? Is that how they got that "Full House" gig? Actually I have a new found respect for ABC News, because they must so busy actually reporting the news, that they are not sure who the Olsen Twins are. (This is non-sarcastic I am actually impressed, I hate it when the lives of celebrities are mistaken for news.)

And another thing…

2005-10-23T00:16:00.000-06:00

Does anybody know where I can get some Tang around here?

Back of things

2005-10-22T23:50:00.000-06:00

Just to let you know I am going to go off on a non-coherent and probably unfunny rant here, I just need to kill some time until 12:30.

Well I have been getting this weird pain in my chest off and on for the past couple of months. Nothing that bad, you know if it’s not killing me, it’s making me stronger. I choose to tough it out and not consult a physician or anybody for that matter. Long story short, I heard some family members discussing Heartburn over thanksgiving and realized that this is my problem. So I bought Rolaids... man they work. So I was reading the back of the label and it says that one should take a maximum of 11 a day. Well I am new to the whole heartburn scene, so maybe I am wrong, but why do they have to put that on the bottle. I mean, if your taking 11 Rolaids a day you should know you have a problem. If your smart enough to twist off the lid you should be smart enough to realize that if your taking 11 a day that you have a problem... and its not heartburn. You know I don’t mind the labeling, it’s their product they can do what they want. But whom are they pandering to? Really who would sue Rolaids if they took 11 a day and developed a serious side effect? I would be too embarrassed to consult a lawyer on that one. Its like that Urban Legend of the 20 year old guy who downed a bottle Viagra and well was told he might not enjoy certain of the finer points in life again because of it. Does he sue Viagra? No. Why? Because, who would admit that they did that? Does Viagra need to but a warning on the bottle “Do not consume entire bottle or else”.

Or, it is like the back of my stupid non-30 million-dollar winning lotto 6/49 ticket. I was reading the back looking for their website to confirm my results (by the way the website is not on there) and I see an ad for the Problem Gamblers help line. At the end it says, “Lottery Winning Numbers are not Available at any of these numbers.” Really, why do they have to say that? It sounds kind of obvious. I do have a problem with this warning. They should take it off the back of the ticked and if someone does phone the Problem Gambling Help Line and ask for the winning numbers, they should say “You Won!” then ask him where he is and tell him to stay there and that a car will pick him up a drive him to his winnings. Then we pick him up and drive him to support group.

Apologies to Readers

2005-10-22T23:46:00.000-06:00

Sorry my blog has kind of sucked recently but I had a midterm to write this week plus I had to take a 3-hour French test (this despite the fact that I have a French Degree), so studying has consumed all of my free time. Anyway quality over quantity that is what I always say. If I still have any loyal readers after my 2 pathetic blogs this week, I will try not to let you down next week.

Become a Republican

2005-10-19T08:28:00.000-06:00

I do not agree with some of the presumptions made about republicans in this cartoon, but I still laughed. So click here and learn how to become a republican today.

Thanks to I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, YOU GODDAMN LIAR! for providing the link.

My Kind Of Sport

2005-10-16T10:14:00.000-06:00

Finally there is a sport that has combined Brain and Brawn, where you must out think your opponent and be stronger and tougher than him as well. That is right Chess Boxing is here. It is an 11 round match divided into alternating rounds of 4 minute rounds chess and 5 two minute rounds boxing. You win by knockout, checkmate or decision. I hope this sport takes off, these guys deserve to be on Wheeties boxes just as much as Jordan or Tiger.

Now if only someone can combine Monopoly with NASCAR.

Ligers lose home opener

2005-10-14T21:40:00.000-06:00

That is right, The Night has taken up soccer. I was a late signing, recruited by the McNally’s Ligers just last week at the team fundraiser. I have just played my first game in a disappointing loss 1-0 to the Guinness Rovers. I will have more game coverage once I learn more things like rules and the names of half my teammates.
What I did learn today was:
1. Shin pads are mandatory; I was lucky I did not get caught. Personally, like a visor or a Motor helmet I think it should be my choice, I think Shin pads take the spirit of freedom out of the game. I like feeling the breeze that come off the artificial turf through my legs hairs and the feeling of soccer balls and crushed bones when I block a shot.
2. Sliding is illegal. I did know this before the game, but I though I would test the rule out. Well it is. Sorry about the penalty guys.
3. The rumors we had on the High School football teams about male soccer players were just that… rumors. These guys were friendly, but not in the way high school football told me to expect. I think we started those rumors in High School to be in a better position to get friendly with the female Soccer players.
4. Female soccer players have not changed “Part 1”, I remember now why we tried to discredit their male counter parts to begin with.
5 Female soccer players have not changed “Part 2”, despite my best efforts; the female players still ignore me.
6. I do not know how to pass, sorry guys.

That is about it. We have 2 games tomorrow so I will update you guys on Sunday about those games. MVP of tonight has to go to our goaltender Scott "Nikolai Khabibulin" Yung. Outstanding effort. Other bloggers on the team are Boney BucketHead and Harikari823.

The Night takes up casting? Why Not?

2005-10-08T12:56:00.000-06:00

Well it appears the director of the new James Bond movie is having problems casting the James Bond role after dumping Pierce Brosnan (above). Well, old Pierce says he would be willing to take up the role again, I think it is time that the James Bond role takes on a new image... Lovable yet tough, suave yet rough, I think Emmy Award Winning actor Mike Chiklis (below) would be a perfect choice for the next James Bond. It is about time we get a James Bond who will beat a bartender within an inch of his life if he stirs those beloved Martinis. Hell it is about time we get a Bond who is capable of putting back a dozen or so before getting to work.

My bad

2005-10-07T18:12:00.000-06:00

Sorry I did a link wrong on my last post. Fat Man Walking should have been a link to The Fat Man Walking. I have corrected this on my last post as well as on my links, once again I encourage everyone to check it out.

The BIG 10 000

2005-10-06T18:01:00.000-06:00

Well The Dead of the Night has been up now for almost half a year and sometime tonight or tomorrow I expect to get my 10 000 hit. So I guess this is a thank you to my readers. The Blogging world is simply amazing. I thought this would be a neat little hobby that might interest a couple of friends, but this site is truly a blast. I never thought I would get so excited to see that a new reader has posted a comment or to have a random blog link mine or even the excitement when a friend starts to blog himself. Anyway, I guess I would like to thank my readers for taking time out of your day to read my opinions and random thoughts on a variety of topics. It really does mean a lot!

I would also like to take this time to express my hatred for SPAMers who are ruining the blog experience. I am not sure where Dante placed you guys in the Inferno, but I sure hope that is cold and waste filled with thousands of people with the voice of Rosie O’Donnell and looks or Rosie O’Donnell coming up to you non-stop trying to sell mortgages, viagra and all that other crap until judgment day when God can think of something really clever to do to you guys.

I also figured that I should update my Blog Roll for this occasion. I took out some news links for sites I rarely visit and moved some other content around. I also added some new links, so here we go...

Key Kode: This is an old friend of Ryan's who I have known my entire life. This is a good all-round blog, which has particularly good insights into movies.

Lickety Split: I met the author of this blog over the summer. She publishes a magazine in Montreal that is not meant for Children, this blog serves as an update for its readers. DO NOT OPEN AT WORK.

The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns I just noticed a couple of days ago that this Blog has been linking me. I still do not know much about it. She seems to Blog about just about everything and so far has been a really enjoyable read. I encourage everyone to check it out.

Clinton P. Desveaux I have noticed this blog being linked by a few friends of mine. IT comes highly recommended by PCMARKG
. He has also taken the time to comment on my blog a couple of times. So far I am enjoying it. Its content is mostly political. So all my political minded readers should check it out.

Yusef's Journal: The author STAG, has commented a few times on my blog. We seem to share a dislike for the Governor General. I figured anyone who hates Jean as much as me must have a good blog, so let’s take the time to read and find out for ourselves

Fat Man Walking: Come ON WALK FATMAN! This is the blog of a man who is obese and is currently walking across the U.S. to lose weight. I have nothing but respect for what he is doing. I read somewhere on his blog that he will only see his wife and kids twice on his trip, he had to quit his job and may lose his car and house. Talk about someone who has a good perspective on life. You can get new jobs, houses and cars, but your health should come first. To bad he is not coming through Canada, I would have loved to go meet him.

In my Inbox today...

2005-10-05T21:49:00.000-06:00

Thought for the day...

I understand that scissors can beat paper, and I get how rock
can beat scissors, but there's no fucking way paper can beat rock. Paper
is supposed to magically "wrap around" rock, rendering it immobile? Why the
hell can't paper do this to scissors? Screw scissors, why can't paper
suffocate students as they attempt to take notes in class? I'll tell you
why—
BECAUSE PAPER CAN'T BEAT ANYBODY! A rock would tear that shit up in 2
seconds. When I play rock/paper/scissors, I always choose rock. Then when
somebody claims to have beaten me with their paper, I punch them in the face
with my already clenched fist and say, "Oh shit, I'm sorry. I thought that
paper would protect you"

What a steal

2005-10-02T15:06:00.000-06:00

Reclaiming a place in the political landscape

Wouldn’t it be something if Svend could steal this ridding from Hedy Fry.

NFL Sunday Beer

2005-10-02T12:56:00.000-06:00

Well it is once again NFL Sunday and once again I am in the middle of an epic Fantasy Football battle. At the moment I am beating RiderPride 39-33. My beer of choice today is DAB, like last week’s beer this is a German Beer brewed since 1868 and once again was brewed under the German Purity Law of 1516. I still do not know what this law is, but I do have a strong urge to annex Austria and then invade France.

If that is not weird enough, while looking for a DAB label that displayed the law, I typed in the words “DAB” and “Purity” on a Yahoo Image search and this is the only picture that came up…

Where's Brad?

2005-10-01T12:07:00.000-06:00

You know I am a huge fan of the SaskParty. They do have a lot of very good policies and would definitely govern a lot better than the current government. That said, for some reason many of there policies have just never resonated with the public. The one policy that I think they did very well with was its policy for growing Saskatchewan. It is a policy that in many ways is fool proof, because the NDP cannot steal it simply because Sask's population is always declining under their watch. Growing Saskatchewan was the centerpiece of the party platform for many years. I am not saying that it should still be, but when statistics Canada announces that Saskatchewan is losing more people than any other province, you would think Brad Wall, would dust off this old policy and insert it back into the playbook for a couple downs (Yes I am preparing for Fantasy Football tomorrow, for those interested I am playing RiderPride). Really besides a small quote from Ken Cheveldayoff there has been nothing in the media. Where is Brad Wall on this, I mean we can't fight Crystal Meth for ever, especially now that the NDP is addressing it.
As of late the Saskparty playbook looked a lot like the Riders August playbook; shotgun handoff to crystal meth and hitch screen to gas taxes, good plays but lets change it up every now and then. I think the Saskparty wasted a good opportunity this week to advance one of its issues. I admit, I have not seen any of the news broadcasts, but I have heard nothing from the party on the Radio and only a short blurb from the finance critic in the paper. Nothing from the leader! The SaskParty could have done better this week.

That's right...

2005-10-01T12:04:00.000-06:00

...I am back in the game!

Big idea!

2005-10-01T00:12:00.000-06:00

Can Harper run for Premier of Nova Scotia?

I guess you can say that this barely qualifies as news

2005-09-30T23:54:00.000-06:00

One small step for Leah is a giant leap for wild gorillas

Maybe I am just pessimistic after just writing my first assignment of the new semester. But come on, it is an Ape with a Stick. I find that tree in the background more interesting, hell this apes freaky arm span is cooler than the fact he is holding a stick. Why is this news? What has this discovery done for humanity? How many Years of University did this scientist have to get for this discovery of an ape with a stick to be accepted by his peers? No wonder scientists are so rich.

Now a 20 million year old spider persevered a la Jurassic Park, now that is news. (please excuse the missing accent on the “a” from “a la”, blogger does not take kindly to French.

It's cats. KDV 500 is made out of cats. They're making our fuel out of cats. Next thing they'll be breeding cats like cattle for fuel.

2005-09-29T18:49:00.000-06:00

This might be one of my darker posts, but for those you familiar with the "blue room" at the humane society, you will be terrified to know that there may soon be a new alternative for unwanted felines.

Take a chance Harper, really can it get any worse?

2005-09-26T21:15:00.000-06:00

I was just talking with Ryan about the Governor Generals appointment and the big hoopla that will surround the event tomorrow. Specifically we were talking about who might cross the CBC picket line and who might not. Of course Jean is on record saying she would not, I am not sure if that stance has changed. Martin pretty well has to, I mean at the end of the day all roads lead to him, he appointed Jean and he is ultimately responsible for the CBC so if anyone should cross their lines it should be him. Layton is a tricky one, I heard him being interviewed by Mike Duffy today saying he was not sure what his party would do. He seemed to be hoping for a last minute miracle in the negotiations.

Now the interesting one is this, Stephen Harper and the Conservatives. Should they cross? One would assume they should, they are pro-business and are from a party that is portrayed by its opponents as anti-labour. So what does he gain by crossing? Nothing, he keeps the status quo. Now imagine if he does not cross. He really is not pissing business off, because the government owns the CBC, not the private sector. The CBC is anti-conservative; this might soften their stance. Now here the big one, if played right it could be win-win. Come election-time Conservatives on the doorstep will have a very easy spin. If accused of being anti-labour, we can argue that we respected the picket line, something the other parties did not do. We do not need to convince them that we are pro-labour, but mutual respect and understanding can go a long way to neutralizing anti-conservative labour support. We don’t need their votes, we just need to keep them happy enough not to go knock doors for the others guys. You know the “we don’t like you but sure as hell respect you” sort of thing. If confronted by people who wished he had crossed the line, the door-knockers can say it was in protest of Jean being appointed GG given her questionable past and links to separatism. This is already consistent with the party line, this is not a gamble just taking the party message a step further. In addition to all this, Harper can take media spotlight that day, something he rarely controls. I mean what is bigger news Harper respecting a picket line/ boycotts Jean’s appointment or a GG swearing in ceremony that has been news for months? If played well, this scenario could be win-win. Don’t forget the surprise factor either; I am a huge fan of unpredictability and keeping you enemies guessing. This would definitely take the Liberals off their game. Instead of talking up Jean, they have to go negative on Harper.

Of course that all rests on Harper not screwing it up and well…umm… forget about it. In all honesty, I know some political organizers who if they read my blog would take this idea apart, lets just hope that they are not regular readers. I have no wish to be humbled today, I am just throwing this out there to get the opinions of all the arm-chair hacks.

Interesting law

2005-09-25T13:20:00.000-06:00

Well I am just sitting back watching NFL football and beating Ryan at Fantasy Football (at the moment the score is 42-20 for The Night) and drinking a beer. My beer of choice this Sunday is Beck’s; this is a very good German beer that has been brewed since 1874. What concerns me is that reading the back label of the beer, it says that this beer is

Brewed Under The German Purity Law OF 1516

Can anyone tell me what the German Purity Law is?

Federal Tory MP prepares to fight Liberal opponent plucked from his own ranks

2005-09-24T12:56:00.000-06:00

I guess it is getting bad for the Conservatives when Western Conservative MLA's are lining up and I assume prepared to leave their elected position to run for the Liberals. Any ideas how to turn this ship around, because I am fresh out? We need another Mulroney and fast.

All I want for Christmas

2005-09-20T19:12:00.000-06:00

Dear Santa

I know it is only September but I just wanted my letter to be the first on your pile. I have been really good boy this year. I have cut back my drinking to the point where binge no longer describes me most of the time. I have quit criticizing the Riders when they are winning. I have cut my revenge list in half (just don't ask what happened to the people on the missing half). Anyway, I know in past years you have failed to deliver on my wish list; I got over not getting that pony, I know that the Riders have to earn a Grey Cup and you cannot give it to them and to be honest I am still a lot disappointed about not waking up next Halle Berry last Christmas. In fact the only thing I have ever gotten was my two front teeth and High School biology has since taught me that it probably wasn’t you who gave them to me. I forgive you for those things... forgiveness that is another virtue that should earn a tick in the nice column:)

Anyway to get to point all I want for Christmas this year is a FREAKING HUMANOID ROBOT bitch!

Signed

The Night

I am losing it

2005-09-14T21:52:00.000-06:00

Did I just talk to myself in blog? Is blogging to ones-self worse than talking to ones-self? Or is it just some loser equivalent?

Oh, my God I am doing it again!

I should bite my tongue

2005-09-14T21:46:00.000-06:00

Comments attributed to outgoing Governor General Adrienne Clarkson

"There's no way to truly know our country without travelling it widely," she said. "Canada has an Arctic desert, an unparalleled range of mountains, three oceans and thousands upon thousands of lakes."

Clarkson encouraged all Canadians to get to know their country.

Well it is easy to get to know the country with an unlimited taxpayer budget and no real job description! How about getting to know Canada the way the rest of us Canadians do by talking to Canadians instead of flying around the world in with a few of your "intellectual" friends!

Okay calm down Night, take a deep breath and remember she is still better than the next one.

You know he is right

2005-09-12T20:28:00.000-06:00

Pierce Brosnan: Pierce Brosnan slams 'pathetic' Bond sex

You are 100% right Pierce. In fact next time you are thrown in a passionless sex seen with Teri Hatcher or Halle Berry, hold out… do not do it. In fact I have a better idea, next time you have to do a pointless, un-explicit sex scene with a Hollywood Diva. Don't demean yourself! Hold out! In fact let me know, I will fly down there and do it for you for no charge. That is right, I will take one for the team. You should not be forced to lessen yourself like that.

The CBC pro-Liberal? You learn something new every day.

2005-09-11T18:03:00.000-06:00

Senator wants CBC lockout to linger
You know, I admit I am not as pessimistic about the media as I lead people to believe. I mean unbiased coverage does not exist. I think that is the saving grace of Fox News, unlike CNN and the CBC Fox news does not hide its bias. You know you are getting your right wing slant. Really there is nothing wrong with it. In Europe everyone knows the politics of the newspapers they buy or stations they watch, in fact that is how they decide what newspapers to buy and what stations to watch.

So why is it "faux pas" to say the CBC is biased? Actually, is it even a “faux pas”? This is something I hear more and more and read more and more every day. It is the truth, the only thing wrong with the CBC being biased is that they are a government run station and they try and wave the banner of neutrality. Maybe they should admit that the station has a Liberal slant, or will always be pro-government, after all I suck up to my boss, you can't blame the CBC for doing the same. The CBC should smarten up when it comes to its news coverage or get out of the game. Personally I prefer CTV's newscasters to CBC anyway. Actually who cares, really if public opinion is any indicator, it seems most people have realized this anyway, the CBC is not fooling the public. The only real issue is whether it is right or not. I think most people who watch the CBC know the bias of the station. With the scandal plagued Liberals in power, gas prices through the roof, softwood lumber, dangerously undefended military, NDP budgets, there are enough issues for the public to be concerned about and more importantly for Conservative Senators these are more important battles to fight. With all the things going on that should bring public support to the Tories, why pick a fight with the CBC.

Anyway, unlike Lebreton, I do not wish the CBC lockout should last any longer then it has to. Regardless who is at fault and who is being stubborn people are out there not working and not getting paid. More importantly for me, I am not getting my taxpayers monies worth out of the CBC these days. Maybe it is a different post altogether, but with all the strikes that I have seen this summer, maybe it is time for independent arbitrators and forced arbitration to become more common play in Canada. Hey, it works well in hockey free agency and possibly the only thing that works well with hockey in general.

Can't think of a title

2005-09-11T16:56:00.000-06:00

I did not know that George Bush hated so many things.

The Hack has finally come over

2005-09-09T22:37:00.000-06:00

That is right, the Hack has finally given in and is now Rider Pride. We all new he was a Rider fan in hiding. It is good to know that the Pride is alive in Manitoba. Please check out Hacks and Wonks, one, two, three times a day to see Rider Prides take on daily events.

The Ultimate Reality City

2005-09-09T22:27:00.000-06:00

You have "survived" being stranded. You have been locked in a house with "Big Brother" watching your every move. You have been trained by Stalone and married a millionaire. You have had an “amazing race” around the world. You have “traded your spouse” and you have even been "The Donald’s" “apprentice”, but have you ever been.... The Garbage Man! This fall the city of Regina has invited you to be the garbage man. Just bag your garbage huck it in the car and drive it to one of many drop off sights. Be careful of seagulls. To make the effect even more real it is suggested that you get a friend to drive your car as you run along side. With the city of Regina on strike we get to live out our reality dreams. God bless labour negotiations

I have been a bad blogger

2005-09-09T22:24:00.000-06:00

Sorry about the lack of posts recently. With my new job I am having trouble adjusting to my new 9-5 routine. Once I get settled in a bit more I should be blogging full speed once again.

I am also officially in my first car pool. I am finally becoming the stereotype that I always wanted to be.

I never thought I would see the day

2005-09-05T13:44:00.000-06:00

You now, it does not matter who big your military is or how large your economy. When a disaster hits the entire world needs to mobilize and helps its brothers and sisters. I am glad to see that is happening with the U.S. as the U.S. and its citizens have never shied away from helping other countries in their time of need. Just ask all those nations affected by the Tsunami. That said there are some donors who did surprise me.

Kuwait, although a strong ally of the U.S. surprised me with the amount they have donated. I was glad to see that this nation finally was given a small opportunity to help one of the Nations that help free their people during the Gulf War. They donated half a billion worth of oil.
Afghanistan has chipped in as well. I did not hear the exact amount. I think it was like $100 000, but every bit helps, they said they wanted to help a nation that has done so much to help them.
Cuba of all nations has 1500 hundred doctors waiting to volunteer. This is surly just a ploy by Castro to make himself look strong and I doubt that the U.S. will accept. But I never thought I would see the day when Cuba would be in a position to help the U.S.
I even heard Iran has offered aid, although I am not sure in what form it will take or even if this is true. I do not recall what it was at the moment, but I seem to remember an earthquake hitting Iran a while back and the U.S. being one of the many nations that chipped in to help. This might also be a Castro like ploy. It is still good to see that even enemy nations can put aside difference to help out each other in times need.

Although I am impressed, this post in no way means I support the regimes that govern Cuba and Iran.

We will miss you Jerry

2005-09-05T12:55:00.000-06:00

Rice retires after learning expected role for Broncos - ESPN NEWS

You know in the NFL, or CFL for that matter, 10000 yards receiving would represent a great career and earn a spot on many peoples all-time greatest list and a sure hit for the Hall of Fame. Well Jerry Rice had over 20000 yards. He is by far the best player to have ever played the game, not unlike Wayne Gretsky most of his records will probably never be broken. 22 895 yards receiving, 197 receiving touchdowns, 645 yards rushing and another 10 touchdowns on the ground and he has even thrown for a touchdown. The man played until he was 42 and really was dominant up until last year. For a man who caught the ball more than 1500 time and rushed with it another 87 times he only fumbled the ball 13 times in his career. Less than one fumble a year. In fact he went more than 9 years without fumbling. Nealon Greene and Henry Burris are happy if they can go nine games. Really he fumbled every .8 times he held the ball. He won a ton of Super Bowls and was the receiver who made Joe Montana, Steve Young, Jeff Garcia and Rich Gannon look good. (Take nothing away from those four Quarterbacks). He also did it all with style, I do not believe he ever had a contract hold out or suspension. His style was stark contrast to the lesser receivers who dominate the games these days like Moss and Owens. Here is to the Greatest Football player of all time.

New Blog

2005-09-05T11:57:00.000-06:00

I just added a new blog today.

MENTOK THE MIND TAKER: Mentok has been resistant to blogging for some time now. He has however, finally given into the blogging phenomenon. This should be a good all-around blog as "The Mind Taker" is a skilled writer and has opinions on just about everything. I have added him to my "Blogs of Friends" section.

In my Inbox today

2005-09-04T14:57:00.000-06:00

I am still not up to blogging about the Riders. I am picking them to win today. That said, I will include the contents of an e-mail I just received as an substitute for my pre-game review.

SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDER QUIZ
Q. - What's the difference between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the
Taliban?
A. - The Taliban have a running game.

Q. - What do the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Billy Graham have in common?
A. - They both can make 25,000 people stand up and yell Jesus Christ!

Q. - What's the difference between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and a dollar
bill?
A. - You can still get four quarters out of a dollar bill.

Q. - What do the Saskatchewan Roughriders and possums have in common?
A. - Both play dead at home and get killed on the road.

Q. - Where do you go in Saskatchewan in case of a tornado?
A. - Taylor Field ----- they never get a touchdown there.

Q. - Why was Roy Shivers upset when the Saskatchewan Roughriders playbook
was stolen?
A. - Because he hadn't finished coloring it.

Q. - What do you call 40 people sitting around a TV watching the Grey Cup?
A. - The Saskatchewan Roughriders football team.

Q. - How can you tell when the Saskatchewan Roughriders are going to run the
football?
A. - Kenton Keith leaves the huddle with tears in his eyes..

Happy Anniversary Saskatchewan: The Big 100

2005-09-04T09:44:00.000-06:00

Mamma Mia was fantastic

2005-09-03T10:57:00.000-06:00

You know, three years ago, when I first heard that some writers took all of ABBA’s songs and wanted to write a coherent story connecting them all I new that this was a musical I would have to see. Last night I saw Mamma Mia for the first time and hopefully not the last.

Although maybe not the best Musical I have seen it was certainly the most fun. The music was amazing.. The solos were really good, but the scenes were the entire cast was on stage belting out ABBA hits was something else. It was funny and they did ABBA justice. Story wise, I was a little disappointed that ABBA’s most famous songs “Dancing Queen” and “Take a Chance’ were thrown into the story in more comic relief type scenes then plot developing scenes like the title track “Mamma Mia” and “Money, Money, Money” (it has been so long I forget how many “Money”’s are in that song title.) Also, I was a little disappointed that “Waterloo” did not find its way into the musical. There was a fishing boat on stage named “Waterloo” and I spent half the musical eagerly awaiting some sort of boating scene were they sing ABBA’s greatest song. Although it did not make the musical itself, it did get sung. I have never seen encores in a Musical before, but this cast did them and there “Waterloo” was third encore. Bravo! All and all, this was a very great performance. I would encourage anybody to see it. No wonder it has sold out every performance. I hope they come back to the Queen city sometime soon. I also hope that these same writers take up the music of Bon Jovi for their next collaboration.

I will put up a link to When Irish Eyes are Smiling, because I am sure he will be blogging about this as well.

I am quickly losing respect

2005-09-03T10:22:00.000-06:00

You know I admit, I had a lot of respect for the City of Regina workers when they choose not to strike during the Canada Summer Games. It was a classy move and although it seems like common sense, I still remember that Hotel Workers Strike a couple of years back that almost jeopardized the Queens visit.

That said, I am tired of this. After tons of negotiations the two sides are one percent apart. On freaking percent! The money they have lost striking these past few days probably is over one percent of their total salary. This is not two sides that are far apart. They are close together but the Union has dug in like the Hockey Players refusing a cap. I am sorry, 1 % is nothing. You have already lost it by not working. I think this is more about ego than anything. I think both sides are just two bitter at the moment to concede the one percent or even find that half a percent middle ground. Really, I admit that I have never been a part of a Union, but is not striking over one percent an insult to workers who need to strike because they are 10% apart with no pension or health benefits. The Teachers accept wages that are below the inflation rate just to keep teaching and avoid striking. I admit, they should dig in for more, but they do set a good example of a Union that uses a strike as a last resort, what a strike should be. One percent apart is not a road block, it is not a wall, it does not represent another year of negotiations. It represents the two sides pulling an all-nighter. It is time for the workers to get back to the table and back on the job.

That said I will admit, I am not privy to the behind the scenes negotiations and this might be about more than just the one percent that the public it aware of. But I am sick of this already.

I was also wondering if any of the Strikers crossed the CBC Union Lines at Taylor Field last week?

A day of firsts

2005-09-01T19:58:00.000-06:00

Today is the first day I have come home from work and got changed right away because the clothes I were wearing were to nice for lounging around the house. For the past ten years I have come home from work and got changed because my clothes are just way to ugly and smell like bacon.

Today also marks the first time I have used a shoehorn for the purpose of putting on a shoe and not flicking things. Yep, from here on in the only thing I have left is to sit back and wait for the country club to call and solicit my membership.

I think I just heard my phone ring....

More bugs

2005-08-31T15:07:00.000-06:00

Here is another one for the "can it be microwaved test".

I love nature

2005-08-31T15:01:00.000-06:00

This Zoo sounds a lot like that club I once went to. Hmm... I wonder if this one will let me take pictures?

Catrina the Great and Katrina the Terrible

2005-08-30T21:35:00.000-06:00

I just heard on the radio that Catrina Lemay Doan will soon join the Order of Canada. What a wonderful choice. She is the best at what she does, never shies away from fans and is a great spokesperson for her sport and more importantly her nation. Also, unlike other soon to be members, she, to the best of my knowledge, has never toasted with the FLQ.

You know I have nothing against a person who does a documentary on the FLQ, but toasting with them was out of line. I can imagine that someday someone will do a documentary on John Walker Lindh. That would be fine. That person might have the opportunity to interview the man that would be fine as well. But if that director was to be caught dining and toasting with Lindh that would probably immediately disqualify him from holding any office in the U.S. and hopefully Canada as well. Yet Jean-Daniel Lafond will now become a Companion to the Order of Canada and well Jean she will reach an even higher office.

My heart goes out to all the victims of Hurricane Katrina. It seems every year there is a major hurricane and I admit I thought I had become desensitized and even ignored this one when it first hit the news. But wow, this is as bad as it gets. I can't imagine what it must be like to lose so much in such a short period of time. It goes to show that we are as vulnerable as any country to Mother Nature. I heard on the radio today a Regina resident who is stuck in his hotel in New Orleans and when he phoned Canada’s Foreign Affairs office for help, he was told to check with the Airports. Well like they are open. Planes cannot land in this weather, helicopters can. Where are Canada’s? I am not even sure? Honestly have we offered our emergency services to the U.S.? How come we cannot get permission to help our own citizens? Have we even asked? Or is the problem that are emergency services, our Sea King Helicopters, are in such a terrible state that we cannot even offer help if we wanted to. And where is this Regina man's MP, probably giving out Flags and Pins.